![]() ![]() The tribe of Gallifrey thought that the inventor was a god, and started to worship him, but then he told them not to. There, he found a tribe of very primitive people. He visited another world, a place called Gallifrey. The old man was very clever but very lonely, and so, before he told anybody else about his invention, he used it to go exploring. Because the shelter had to be able to chase criminals, he made it so it could disappear and then appear again somewhere else. ![]() Because there had to be a lot of room inside the shelter the old man invented a way to make a lot of space fit into it. And that was clever because nobody knew what a telephone was, back then. He had thought of a shelter for policemen, with a telephone, so that anybody who was in trouble could call for help. Long ago, and far away, in the reign of Queen Victoria, there lived a silver-haired old man, who had a very good idea. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Jimmy’s father, Gavin aka Gav, himself the product of an abusive father, often spends his Friday and Saturday nights drinking excessive amounts of Cutty Sark, a Scottish whisky that he imbibes in the peace and quiet of the living room while listening to a continuous stream of Merle Haggard songs. Part of its under-your-skin effect has to do with its soul-searing, heartrending but also joyfully hopeful narrative storyline in begins with then-six-year-old Jimmy Flick doing his level best to navigate a difficult, and often traumatic, family situation. There are books you read and appreciate, ones that draw you in and compel you to finish them but which for all their narrative appeal and readability, don’t really grab a hold off your heart in ways so profound you are thinking about them long after you have finished them.Īnd then, of course, there are novels like The Eye of the Sheep by 2015 Miles Franklin Award winner Sofie Laguna, which burrow their way so deeply into your heart and soul, that affect you on so many profound levels that you can’t think of a time when the book wasn’t a part of your life. (cover image courtesy Allen and Unwin Australia) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There he meets Leanne, a girl who awakens within him unusual powers. On the verge of abandoning this unwanted path, he suddenly encounters a revolving door that transports him directly to another world - Planet Blue. Instead, Ezekiola receives the Emerald Belt, indicating that his destiny is to be a warrior. But as evil blossoms in high places, graduation this year comes with an alarming surprise. With his telepathic abilities, Ezekiola Astrid, from planet Circa, expects to receive a Blue Belt at the Cypress School's Ceremony of the Belts, and to live a comfortable life on his veiled planet. When she wore his name, his powers awakened. ![]() Lucy Kyan's captivating fantasy captures interplanetary adventure, dormant powers, and romance where two souls in separate worlds collide. ![]() ![]() Here Arthur and Orm have an actual conversation like adults, and Orm comes across as perfectly reasonable and actually having some love/respect for his half-brother. 3 of Justice League, and it’s actually a pretty crucial piece of the puzzle, and probably the other reason I like this version of the story than the JL version. Issue #14 of Aquaman is missing from Vol. The JL stuff was still kinda dumb, the reserves being called in was cool, but seriously, ELEMENT WOMAN? VIXEN? Hawkman and Firestorm, sure, Black Canary and Lightning, OK, even Zatana, but those 2? ![]() So Ya, somehow that Origin issue of Aquaman was much more enjoyable, Arthur accepts who he is, meets Vulko (who’s OBVIOUSLY drawn in a way that gives away plenty….) and returns to Atlantis. ![]() The only drawback is that this volume includes some Justice League issues that I’ve already read and apparently didn’t enjoy. OK, so this is unprecedented…Geoff Johns has been involved in a storyline I’ve enjoyed for 3 volumes in a row…oh, and it’s AQUAMAN. ![]() |